Entry Word: keep up
Function: verb
Text: 1 to continue to operate or to meet one's needs <let's hope the air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave> -- see HOLD OUT2 to keep in good condition <kept the house up while the owners were gone> -- see MAINTAIN 13 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state <let's hope the beautiful weather keepsup during our vacation> -- see CONTINUE 1